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Objectives This program provides faculty training for physicians, dentists, and psychologists, sponsored by the Bureau of Health Professions. This program is designed to meet the following educational goals:
Programs A
two-year faculty training program is available in geriatric
medicine, psychiatry, and dentistry. A one-year faculty training
program is available in psychology UCLA Geriatric Medicine Since its inception in 1979, the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (MPGMG) has been recognized as a national leader in providing care for older persons, teaching physicians and other health professionals how to better care for older persons, and conducting research aimed at improving the health and independence of older persons. Training Curriculum Geriatric medicine UCLA offers faculty training in clinical care, teaching, administration, and research that are tailored to the career goals of the fellow:
Training is fully integrated over four campuses affiliated
with the UCLA School of Medicine: the UCLA Medical Campus,
the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLAHS) in West
Los Angeles, GLAHS at Sepulveda, and the Jewish Homes for
the Aging. Each of these campuses provide unique clinical
training experiences supervised by full time faculty in the
UCLA Multicampus Program of Geriatrics and Gerontology. Training in teaching, administration and research is provided
through participation in formal course work, mentorship, and
collaboration with highly successful faculty involved in a
broad variety of ongoing geriatric research, subspecialty
programs and other scholarly activities. Geriatric psychiatry
During the two-year program, the clinical curriculum is designed
to allow time for research, course work, teaching and other
training activities. Training is enhanced by individual research
projects, collaboration with faculty in ongoing investigations,
and supervised teaching and administrative experience. Areas
of training include: diagnosis and differential diagnosis
of geriatric mental disorders; age-related physiological changes
affecting pharmacotherapy and disease expression; age-related
psychosocial changes; neuropsychology and health psychology
of aging; community health issues and health service delivery.
Geriatric psychiatry trainees assess and treat elderly patients
in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization,
long-term care and community settings, including the UCLA
Neuropsychiatric Institute and the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare
System (GLAHS) in West Los Angeles. Geriatric dentistry Geriatric dentistry offers a two-year program, which provides
didactic and clinical experience. This program offers a uniform
but flexible curriculum, which allows the fellow to take advantage
of the resources at UCLA to meet the specific career objectives
of each individual. Clinical training includes a variety of
educational experiences, which will advance the fellow in
areas of clinical general dentistry, education, administration,
and research. Dental training is fully integrated over five
campuses affiliated with the UCLA School of Dentistry and
Medicine: the UCLA Medical Campus, the Greater Los Angeles
Healthcare System (GLAHS) in West Los Angeles, GLAHS at Sepulveda,
the Jewish Homes for the Aging and the Westwood and Venice
Dental Center sites. Geriatric psychology
In geriatric psychology, a one-year curriculum is designed
to offer training in clinical research as well as specific
clinical skills necessary to work with older adults. Fellows
choose a mentor from a list of faculty according to their
interests. The fellowship offers 50% protected time for research.
Clinical training is offered through the completion of four
six-month half-time rotations at a variety of clinical sites
within the Neuropsychiatric Institute, the Greater Los Angeles
Healthcare System (GLAHS) in West Los Angeles, and Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center. These clinical sites provide training in individual,
family and group psychotherapy with the elderly. Core Training In addition to the discipline-specific training experiences,
each fellow receives training in cultural and ethnic diversity
and clinical experiences with underserved populations. Fellows
also participate in a weekly seminar series in geriatrics
and gerontology, and the UCLA Annual Intensive Course and
Board Review in Geriatric Medicine.
Stipends Program
Stipends Stipends will be determined by the amount of post-doctorate
experience and training. Exact figures may vary and can be
supplemented by other sources of funding.
Eligibility and Criteria for Selection
All
potential fellows must be a US citizen, a non-citizen national,
or a foreign national with a visa permitting permanent residence
in the US and meet one of the following criteria:
Specific selection criteria include the following:
Priority may be given to applicants from home institutions
that primarily serve low-income and minority populations or
applicants who plan to serve in underserved minority populations. Program Director David Reuben, MD Application Procedure
Contact the fellowship coordinator at the earliest possible
date for an application or download an application from the
link below. Completed applications are reviewed and selected
for interview by committee. Personal interviews with faculty
from each department are mandatory. Training cycles begin
each July for Geriatric Medicine, Dentistry and Psychiatry
training. Psychology training begins each September. Fellowship
Coordinator Phone (310)
312-0531 Download
PDFs: Geriatric Medicine, Dentistry and Psychiatry Faculty Training Program: application Geriatric Psychology Faculty Training Program: application |
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Last Updated: March 3, 2006 |
